Art Kids Activities

Art activities for toddler and preschoolers are fun to do and very educational. Kids learn fine motor skills, creativity, cognition and focus and they learn to relax and let go.

This is a great collection of our favorite art activities for kids that is educational, fun and relaxing.

Plastic Easter egg painting

This activity is a fun way to paint if you have saved plastic Easter eggs from Easter. Kids can make different designs and patterns with the circle shape of the Easter eggs.

Foil painting

Kids love painting on different mediums, and I always have foil in the house, making this a perfect kids activity.

Just supply a sheet of foil per child and add paint for an easy art activity for your kids.

Splat painting

Oh what a fun and messy activity this is! Kids splat paint with rice in a stocking.

I like this activity because it is a great gross motor activity, where kids use their arms and legs and have some messy fun. All you need are rice, stockings and paper and paint to do this activity.

Kids take the rice filled stocking, dip it into paint and make beautiful splat painting art with it.

White crayon art

I bet it’s fun for kids to see words, shapes or pictures form when they paint over the drawn on white crayon. And you can repeat this activity as over and over again with different designs.

Ice painting

This is such an interesting and easy activity. You freeze a block of ice and let your kids paint it.

Cherry blossom cottonball painting

I like how this cotton ball painting activity helps kids create a beautiful art work easily and kids of all ages can do this painting. You also only need a few supplies to do this activity.

DIY paint brushes

Kids can make fun DIY paint brushes with different materials, like twigs and leaves, ribbon, pom poms and pipe cleaners.

Painting with water and cotton balls

This painting with water activity for kids are so simple and mess free. You just need water and cotton balls. Colored paper is great to have on hand. Just give your child some colored paper, a bowl full of water and cotton balls and they can paint with the water.

ABC paint match

I like this activity because it is a very simple activity where you only need paint, paper and paint brushes to do the activity with your kids.

Butterfly painting

This butterfly painting activity is really simple and something you can do with your kids without needing too much supplies. You only need paint and paper and a paintbrush to do this activity.

Drawing to music art

This activity takes art to a higher level by letting the kids listen to music first, then drawing what the music makes them feel.

It's a simple activity where you only need art supplies and paper with no setup. Because it is so simple, you can do this activity with your kids tonight.

Cardboard rolls flower printing

I always have paint and cardboard rolls in the house so this is a nice and simple activity to do with kids. You can make different cuts in the roll and have different designs.

Googly eye creations

This googly eye creations activity is a creativity starter. Its such an inviting activity where kids can turn the two eyes into a number of things. Will they make a monster, a person or an animal? Just glue two eyes to a piece of paper or two and supply it to your kids with some markers or crayons. If you don't have googly eyes, you can also buy some eye stickers for later use.

Cotton ball painting

I like how you create new fun paint brushes with this cotton ball painting. Just pinch cotton balls with the clothes pins and your kids are ready to play.

Frozen paint art activity

This frozen paint art and sensory activity is so simple and it makes painting interesting again. Depending on the temperature of the weather it will be a different experience. In warmer weather it will be quicker to melt and in colder temperatures it will be slower to melt. But either way it will be fun to paint with frozen ice and can go together with a frozen theme.

Painting with water

My kids love playing with water and painting. This activity combines both - painting with water.

You just need colored paper, paint brushes and water for your kids to paint with water.

Weather art

I like this activity because kids get to practice their creativity skills, by making their own weather painting from scraps and paint.

It’s a great fine motor and sensory activity, and they get something that they can be proud of at the end.

Sticker busy bin

Give your kids a container filled with stickers with their favorite character and fun shapes and images and it’s sure to entertain them for a while.

Stickers are great for practicing fine motor skills and creativity. You can buy different types and shapes of stickers for kids to play with. Add crayons or markers for drawing and they are ready for quiet time.

Kitchen tools as paintbrushes

This activity takes painting to the next level, by using kitchen tools as paint brushes.

A potato masher would make awesome prints if paired with paint and paper. And I wonder what a fork and cookie cutters would look like. Fun!